A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.
Be frank and explicit. That is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others.
Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
